NURS 204 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ therapeutic relationship. Answer: a constructive, purposeful
relationship focused on the needs of the client
- helping clients manage their health and live effectively
- promote optimal independence in their daily lives
◉ Relationship. Answer: ongoing connection made with another person
through intepersonal communication
◉ Peplau's Theory. Answer: develop interaction between nurse and
patient. (ex. nurse facilitates interpersonal relationships)
◉ phases of relationship. Answer: orientation, working and termination
◉ Orientation phase. Answer: when the nurse and the patient meet and
get to know each other
- building rapport
- seeking information through questions, history and assessments
,◉ working phase. Answer: the nurse does interventions and when the
nurse and the patient work together to solve problems and accomplish
goals
- physical care provided and health care teaching
- discharge planning done here
◉ termination phase. Answer: The final, integral phase of the nurse-
patient relationship in which discharge planning and educating takes
play
◉ Human Communication. Answer: the process of making sense out of
the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning
through verbal and nonverbal messages
◉ Communication. Answer: A process through which you send
messages to and receive messages from others.
◉ interpersonal communication. Answer: the exchange of thoughts,
feelings, and beliefs between two or more people
- "i-thou" relations
- sharing true dialogue and honest sharing of self with others
◉ impersonal communication. Answer: Communication that treats
people as objects or that responds only to their roles rather than to who
they are as unique people.
,◉ Elements of Interpersonal Communication. Answer: - a distinctive
form of communication
- transaction involving mutual influence between individuals
- helps manage our relations
◉ other-oriented. Answer: being focused on the needs and concerns of
others while maintaining one's personal integrity
◉ mass communication. Answer: the communication of a concept or
message to large audiences
◉ public communication. Answer: communication directed at an
audience that is larger than a small group
◉ small group communication. Answer: communication occurring
within small groups of three or more people
◉ source. Answer: the originator of the ideas and feeling expressed
- encodes a message
◉ Message. Answer: written, spoken, and unspoken elements of
communication to which people assign meaning
, ◉ channel. Answer: the means by which a message is communicated
◉ receiver. Answer: the person who receives and interprets the message
- decodes a message
◉ noise. Answer: anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down
the transmission of information
- can be literal, like a tv or others speaking
- can be psychological, and our thoughts can distract us
◉ Feedback. Answer: the response to the message
- could be verbal or non verbal
- without this, communication is rarely effective
◉ context. Answer: the physical or psychological environment in which
communication occurs
◉ types of context. Answer: physical, temporal, psychological or
cultural
◉ Transfer Model. Answer: shows communication as an action, or a
transferring of meaning from source to receiver
- communication takes place when a message is sent and received
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ therapeutic relationship. Answer: a constructive, purposeful
relationship focused on the needs of the client
- helping clients manage their health and live effectively
- promote optimal independence in their daily lives
◉ Relationship. Answer: ongoing connection made with another person
through intepersonal communication
◉ Peplau's Theory. Answer: develop interaction between nurse and
patient. (ex. nurse facilitates interpersonal relationships)
◉ phases of relationship. Answer: orientation, working and termination
◉ Orientation phase. Answer: when the nurse and the patient meet and
get to know each other
- building rapport
- seeking information through questions, history and assessments
,◉ working phase. Answer: the nurse does interventions and when the
nurse and the patient work together to solve problems and accomplish
goals
- physical care provided and health care teaching
- discharge planning done here
◉ termination phase. Answer: The final, integral phase of the nurse-
patient relationship in which discharge planning and educating takes
play
◉ Human Communication. Answer: the process of making sense out of
the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning
through verbal and nonverbal messages
◉ Communication. Answer: A process through which you send
messages to and receive messages from others.
◉ interpersonal communication. Answer: the exchange of thoughts,
feelings, and beliefs between two or more people
- "i-thou" relations
- sharing true dialogue and honest sharing of self with others
◉ impersonal communication. Answer: Communication that treats
people as objects or that responds only to their roles rather than to who
they are as unique people.
,◉ Elements of Interpersonal Communication. Answer: - a distinctive
form of communication
- transaction involving mutual influence between individuals
- helps manage our relations
◉ other-oriented. Answer: being focused on the needs and concerns of
others while maintaining one's personal integrity
◉ mass communication. Answer: the communication of a concept or
message to large audiences
◉ public communication. Answer: communication directed at an
audience that is larger than a small group
◉ small group communication. Answer: communication occurring
within small groups of three or more people
◉ source. Answer: the originator of the ideas and feeling expressed
- encodes a message
◉ Message. Answer: written, spoken, and unspoken elements of
communication to which people assign meaning
, ◉ channel. Answer: the means by which a message is communicated
◉ receiver. Answer: the person who receives and interprets the message
- decodes a message
◉ noise. Answer: anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down
the transmission of information
- can be literal, like a tv or others speaking
- can be psychological, and our thoughts can distract us
◉ Feedback. Answer: the response to the message
- could be verbal or non verbal
- without this, communication is rarely effective
◉ context. Answer: the physical or psychological environment in which
communication occurs
◉ types of context. Answer: physical, temporal, psychological or
cultural
◉ Transfer Model. Answer: shows communication as an action, or a
transferring of meaning from source to receiver
- communication takes place when a message is sent and received
